I am nervous!!!!!!!

Oh, now someone HAD to go mention buffalo wings . . .dinner suddenly seems kind of lame . . .

Border collies are pretty hard chewers in general so chicken wings are baby puppy food around here.  Even Zhi can take down a pork neckbone or lamb rib pretty efficiently.  Rocky, my latest baby puppy, came from a place where he got whole chickens (feathers and all) and beef parts from the first day of solid food.  So he came equipped to handle whatever I could throw at him, from ten weeks old!

I was a nervous wreck the first time.  It was different from not knowing what to do - I was just plain nervous from actually launching the new plan.  I had a fantastic mentor to help me transition them properly but it still didn't help the nervousness.  It was more complicated for me, too, because I was going over completely from kibble to raw, plus I was feeding a baby puppy.

If you feel really nervous, you can take a mallet and mash the wing up.  Note that it will mash up, rather than shatter as you'd think.  Run the result between your fingers to see how it feels (no sharp pieces, right?) and then feed with confidence! []

Here is an update, went to the grocery store last night and got them soup bones.  Well, I gave them to them raw last night, and my fiancee totally freaked out.  It was making a mess he said, and he threw them out.  Well, since he is gone this morning I gave them to my pups.  The thing is, Lily the shep, is totally confused, she doesn't know what to make of these bones.  Charlie on the other hand is having the time of his life.  What should I do for Lily?

You can very lightly and quickly brown the outside in some olive oil or butter and maybe just a smidge of garlic.  Do not heat the inside (start with a large piece); just carmelize the skin.  I've never known this not to work!  []